Comprehensive FE Industrial & Systems exam preparation coming soon. 13 topics including Probability & Statistics, Engineering Economics, Manufacturing Systems, Quality, Ergonomics, and Systems Engineering.
The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Industrial and Systems exam is the NCEES exam industrial engineers take as the first step toward professional licensure. Here is how it is structured.
The exam has 110 questions and is delivered by computer at Pearson VUE test centers.
You get 5 hours and 20 minutes of actual exam time, inside an appointment of roughly 6 hours.
The appointment also includes a short tutorial and an optional 25-minute scheduled break between the two halves of the exam.
A searchable electronic copy of the NCEES FE Reference Handbook is supplied on screen during the exam — it is the only reference you may use.
Results are reported as Pass or Fail. NCEES does not publish the percentage of correct answers required to pass.
Every topic on the NCEES FE Industrial & Systems exam will be covered with practice questions and solutions.
6-9 questions
Analytic geometry, calculus, differential equations, and matrix and vector algebra.
4-6 questions
Statics, dynamics, strength of materials, work and energy, and basic electrical concepts.
4-6 questions
Codes of ethics, professional liability, licensure requirements, and the engineer's duty to protect public health and safety.
9-14 questions
Time value of money, present and annual worth comparisons, rate of return, depreciation, and cost estimating.
10-15 questions
The heaviest topic: distributions, expected value, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, regression, and design of experiments.
9-14 questions
Linear programming and optimization, network models, queueing theory, simulation, and stochastic models.
8-12 questions
Project planning and scheduling, resource allocation, organizational structures, teams, and decision analysis.
9-14 questions
Manufacturing processes, production planning and control, inventory models, lean and just-in-time methods, and shop-floor scheduling.
9-14 questions
Facility location and layout, material handling, warehousing, distribution networks, and transportation and logistics decisions.
8-12 questions
Human capabilities and limitations, anthropometry, workstation and display design, biomechanics, hazard identification, and occupational safety.
7-11 questions
Methods analysis, time and motion study, work sampling, standard time calculations, allowances, and learning curves.
9-14 questions
Statistical process control and control charts, process capability, acceptance sampling, reliability, and quality management systems.
8-12 questions
Requirements definition, system life cycle and architecture, functional analysis, reliability and maintainability, and risk assessment.
Industrial and Systems is broad and the questions come fast. Four habits that matter more than any single subject review.
Six topics — Probability and Statistics, Engineering Economics, Modeling, Quality, Facilities and Supply Chain, and Manufacturing Systems — carry up to 14 or 15 questions each, together more than half the exam. Weight your plan accordingly; our guide to how long to study helps.
The searchable NCEES FE Reference Handbook is the only reference you get, and every equation you may use is in it. Finding the right table fast is the real skill — our FE study guide shows how to drill it.
NCEES permits only specific calculator models. Choose yours early and solve every practice problem on it, so statistics and cash-flow functions never cost you time. Check the NCEES-approved calculator list first.
110 questions in 5 hours and 20 minutes averages under three minutes each. Untimed practice hides pacing problems; timed full-length sessions teach you when to commit, when to flag, and how to use the optional break.
To be direct: the FE Industrial and Systems simulator is not available yet. It is in development and we have not announced a launch date — we do not ship a discipline until its question bank is genuinely calibrated to the exam.
Available today: FE Civil and FE Mechanical, both complete, with full-length timed exams, step-by-step worked solutions, and an interface matching the real CBT environment.
The exam has 110 questions and is delivered by computer at Pearson VUE test centers.
Actual exam time is 5 hours and 20 minutes. The full appointment lasts about 6 hours, which includes a tutorial and an optional 25-minute break.
Yes. A searchable electronic copy of the NCEES FE Reference Handbook is provided on screen during the exam, and it is the only reference you may use.
Results are reported as Pass or Fail. NCEES does not publish the percentage of questions you must answer correctly to pass.
Not yet. The FE Industrial and Systems simulator is in development, and we have not announced a launch date. Our FE Civil and FE Mechanical simulators are fully available today.
We're working hard to bring you the best FE Industrial & Systems exam preparation. In the meantime, try our FE Civil or FE Mechanical simulators.
Coming SoonTo master the FE Industrial exam you will need steady practice across probability, engineering economics, modeling, manufacturing and quality systems. The full PECivilClick question bank for this discipline is in development; while we build the full Industrial experience, every study habit on this page — timed problem blocks, reviewing worked solutions, and simulating the computer-based exam format — applies directly to the FE Industrial exam. Join the waitlist and we will email you the moment enrollment opens.